Wabi Sabi - The Perfectly Imperfect Podcast with Candice Kumai

⚡the art of not conforming:

My career, as an artist I went w my heart, even if it got smashed, which it did many times.

As a female in the food industry, the pain/discrimination was part of my path.

This year, with new endeavors + content w @SXSW, @Forbes, @Girlboss, @ariannahuff, @iamwellandgood Council + the new book @harpercollinsus Oprah Magazine, Today Show + Dr. Oz: I’m committed to sharing my story, in hopes you can see, a girl who started from the bottom, waiting tables in college, fit modeling to pay bills, paying for culinary school on my own, this girl does it all:

Here's what we will learn in episode #5: 

Here are my Best Tips on "Making Shit Happen":

1- Execution trumps all talk. If you want to be a killer, you need to produce. Anyone can talk or troll, but it takes a true artist to pick up the brush, the mic, the camera, the knife, the pen + get going. DO SOMETHING, just start.

2- Ignore the haters. If I listened to all the mean shit people laid on me for years, I'd never equate to anything. You have to ignore+remember that's about them, not you. Pray for them. 🙏🏼

3- Integrity+Grit: those two things set me apart from the rest. I always did my best & never cut slack. I'm as hard on myself as I am my team. I expect excellence, that's what the reader deserves. Recipes that work, images that captivate, content that matters! Writing that changes the world, and evokes emotion, connection + action. That's what grit+integrity do. I write ALL of my own work, recipes, my site, my newsletters, I produce/direct each of my books & shoot my own content/videos⚡the art is in the artist.

4- Skills: I learned them. I went to culinary school at 22 -- I was  young+thirsty. I worked in restaurants +production for years, I educated myself on Japan, nutrition+wellness. I didn't come from money, I had to teach myself skills. Much like Japan, a country w no natural resources; they were out of luck- until they realized SKILL was what they could offer the world. Guess what? At the size of California, they are still a world power today. Get some skills, use them, humbly+gracefully.

5- Humility + Grace: This is what my character is made out of. Mom + Dad taught me to love, to be kind, to be respectful. Although I hate rules, I respect everyone, even when they were shitty to me.

Grace Always Matters. You will in this life, get what you give.

Be honest, be real, and you don't have to conform for anyone 🦄 

My new book, Kintsugi Wellness has 12 chapters on how to heal, mend, grow + become a better person + 50+ inspiring wellness recipes. 

Episode 2:

It is the beginning of the podcast launch and my whole life. I first want to share why I started this podcast.. my whole career has been a waiting game... and I have made it to a point where I no longer wanted to wait for other people at the top, that had all the money and comfort they needed, to make decisions about my career .. it was time to take my career into my own hands.. and that's exactly what I did. thanks for your support on the launch of wabi sabi!

More deets on Episode 2-13 coming soon! 

comment on my IG me all your notes and questions, too! 

thank you sooo for subscribing xxx always wabi sabi, ck 

super powers are beyond becoming a millionaire or being a "CEO" - you can't take this stuff with you when you die and there are far more important things in life; like inspiration, saving lives, being a good person, kindness, love and light 

I've collected deep thought into what your superpowers can be - the ones money can't buy and most cannot see- but rather the ones you can feel , deeply and spiritually connected to.  While some of you may be feeling down in this pandemic - I'm here to tell you you are not alone - spend less time on social media and you will save your own life with just that one superpower:

take a deep breath and let's relieve some stress together xx 

Maybe your Superpower is: 

falling apart & learning to putting things back together

lobster rolls - just a side note maybe its lobster rolls 

thriving in chaos

messages from the universe: be more observant, take more intel on these notes that come to you from the wabi sabi podcast 

be more self aware : don't be blind to the messages that are being sent your way: gratitude you have so much to offer the world

peace - can start with you - help others, this is your most powerful resource

maybe your superpower is to be of better service and to help your favorite causes

skills that money cannot buy & realizing that being broke is actually a blessing 

look deeply, inward- into your past to solve your present + do the work - stop judging as much as you can but know we all do it. 

We are human and we are not wired to be perfect - we are wired to malfunction and that is perfectly imperfectly ok. 

xx ck 

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launch a meaningful business that makes more $$$  Here's How I did it in my early 20's:

2007 

2017

2020
These are the three years  I chose to launch various production companies 

what is your offering? 
how good are you at your craft?

read: starts with why 

where do you need help to hire
read: the e myth 

what kind of boss do you want to become?

-listen to my finance guide on this podcast 

ask yourself what can I offer the world that we need more of?

- as the Dalai Lama says we don't need any more 
"successful" people we need healers  - healing, light, empathy, compassion, love

- and you can be and do both 
- making money your goal might be painful - choose to do your best work 
-learn to scale 

-be patient  - it takes time for one to grow a REAL business that grows

-stand out from others

& overall be in no hurry to be a billionaire, focus rather, on being a damn good person x ck 

10 things I wish I told my Younger Self During the Holidays 

1- be grateful for the small family gatherings, the intimate convos 2, 3, 4 people can have and be grateful for just one person to love and that they love you! the smaller the group the bigger the difference//impact//connections.
2- be grateful for the women that raised you  & you mother's friends! 
3- be grateful for the public library as a child and the free dreams and opportunities books have created for you: thank all the women who write beautiful literature: thank you to the female writers, artists and aspiring ones! 
4- If you are alone, it is okay - you don't need a partner + life is full of opportunities to come 

5- when everyone is healthy - this is life's greatest blessing

6- be grateful for your body that moves, keeps you twerkin, werkin and busy

7- be grateful for the jobs you will one day create and have currently created for yourself - the opportunity comes when you create it

8- be grateful for the painful lessons; breakups, job losses, from high school, college and beyond... pain turns into progress and progress is growth   

9- when there is enough to eat -- this is a blessing  .. you have enough & if you don't don't be afraid to ask for help a the local food bank 

10 - you dont have to do what everyone else is doing ...

that's marriage, kids, home, --- you can do whatever you dream of in this lifetime!  - live and let live. it'd your timeline  ;)

be good to yourself, be kind and keep working on that self care this year  and this holiday xx be grateful  x ck 

-what are you really really good at?

-be smart make better decisions

-grow an extensive skill set

-be open to the evolution of change

-change will be the only constant

-take better care of yourself- wellness matters

-master the pivot

-stay truly humbled by your beginnings

-if you are self made -- stay proud and stay open

-welcome new ways to monetize

-keep the confidence, but never the ego 

feeling stuck? overcoming any obstacle + bettwe juicy tips on the actual podcast xx ck 

stick with positive individuals: this is very important to grow, learn and get clarity: keep close to positive girlfriends and co-workers only...

invest in a useful, helpful and positive:

cpa

tax preparer

lawyer 

finance - learn to manage your finances - learn to make changes and keep this part of your life stable, you can then be in control and clear on the next steps of your life with stability//safety.  

use tools self affirm - they work and you can believe them.. say the truth; learn spiritual tools that are free and avail to you daily: meditation, stretching, matcha, yoga nidra, chanting, music.. all free and writing self affirmations are free, too!

podcasts that help: listen to conan//jed apatow episode - no matter how successful, rich or seen you are, you will still be down and depressed at times and its ok.

research, support, learn from and look up to multi-faceted women like: joanna gaines, oprah, martha etc .. there are thousands!
you're not the first and won't be the last to be told "no"... keep going 

you will have to choose to keep going especially when others do not believe in your path-- it is not theirs to forge. keep going...
 

stay positive in life and on social - use it for good, be useful or don't use it at all 

- do not write negative comments to other women - boy what a waste of our time 

- If you do not have something kind to say- keep it to yourself 

documentary on adversity: "he named me malala" -- 

- malala has the most incredible story of adversity and she is a true hero for all women and girls who all should have the right to education

uplift other women + dont waste time on anything negative - esp in this climate, we can use more positivity clarity -- when you are clear about your boundaries and you let go of things not meant for you. gracefully -- the world will allow + you'll start to see everything open for you.. patience. when you're selflessly uplifting other ladies, it will come back to you -- affirming this... what you give is what you will get -- let that be the most clear advice for you. 

there are more juicy tips on the pod xx enjoy friends 
xx ck

In this episode we will focus on: 

Work

- IRA

- savings account

-cold call

-create 

-fire and re-hire

-no victim mentality 

Finance

- downsize

-pay off cc 

- save 10% of each paycheck 

-invest 
 

Relationships

-breakup recovery 

- pets 

- nature

- sleep 

-kintsugi- the art of golden repair 

-grace - it is a slow practice